Golf club



Dec. 27, 1932. R. J. CASH, JR

GOLF CLUB Filed Feb. 7. 1930 Eugenio VII/Ill Ill 692;? Cash 4 z PatentedDec. 27, 1 932 UNITED. STATES ROBERT J. CASH, JR, or LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA GOLF CLUB Application filed February 7, 1930. Serial No.426,652. I

One object of the invention is to secure torsional resiliency in thehosel of a golf club for the purpose of absorbing the shock uponstriking the ball. 7

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription.

The invention consists in the features and combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side View of one form of the invention. 7

- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the hosel of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the hosel of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of a modification.

Fig. 5 is a view of a hosel formed separately from and adapted to beattached to a golf head, said view illustrating also the fact that thisinvention is not limited in respect to the number or arrangement of theslots in the hosel.

Fig. 6 is a view of a modified form of resilient hosel.

It will be understood while I show in Fig. 1 an iron head, an integralmetal hosel and a metal shaft, that the invention is not limited to anyparticular form of club, the broad object being to secure resiliencytorsionally between the shaft and the head by the construction of theinterposed hosel and the manner in which the shaft is assembled andunited v 5 therewith.

In Fig. l the head 1, as an instance, is of metal and representative ofany suitable golf club head. The hosel in this figure is shown asintegral with the head.

It is slotted as at 2 to give resiliency to torsional force, and in theparticular form shown the slots extend lengthwise of the hoselparallel-with the axis and throughout the major portion of the length ofthe hosel.

the upper end the hosel has a sleeve portion 3 unslotted. The shaft isfitted to the interior of the hosel so that there is a bearing contactto prevent chattering and at 4 a pin or suitable securing member ispassed through the upper ferrule or continuous sleeve portion andthrough the shaft. "Said shaft is notfixedly attached to the hosel belowthe point where this pin is located, but can have a limited amount ofcircumferential movement relative to the hosel'at the portion below thepoint where the pin attachment above mentioned is effected.

The lower end of the shaft fitsinto a socket portion 4 of the hoselbelow the slotted portion and as above intimated the contact be- 6 0tween the shaft and the wall of this socket vportion is suchas to allowthe shaft and hosel to swivel to a limited extent here when theresilient action torsionally takes place The hosel by reason of theslotted construction has some flexibility longitudinally and this i alsoacts to absorb the shock of the blow, the

shaft itself also having some lengthwise flexibility.

Variations inthe construction, and in the materials may be employedwithout departure from the underlying principle of the invention. Theslots in the hosel may be of varying lengths as indicated at 5, and ofVari ous widths and the hosel may be made of a separate pieceof-attachment to the head. Flutes may be formed as at 6 Fig. 6 in thehosel and this fluted portion may be slotted to give the torsional andlongitudinal resilv ience to the hosel. The slots may be of spiral 8'0form instead of straight. By extending the shaft throughout the slottedpart of the hosel "andallowing it to bear against the wall of the hoselthe shaft serves as a support to the slotted'portion and as a closure tothe slots at the inner side of the hosel and prevents rush of airthrough the slots, which if left open would'produce a swishing soundwhen the club is swung. Furthermore theshaft by bearing on the hosel onits inner side throughout the slotted portion prevents vibration whichotherwise would tend to give off a sound akin to that of a tuning fork.

I do not limit myself to any particular number of slots as more or lessmay be employed in place of the number illustrated.

Whil-e I have shown modifications scattered throughout the severalviews, it will b-e understood that where these are capable of beingcombined in a single form'ofthe device, they are to be regarded as socombined for the purpose of this specification.

When the blow is delivered upon the ball, and particularly if the pointof contact is considerably removed from the so-called sweet spot of thehead, there is imposed on the shaft a torsional strain tending to twistit in the hands of the player and also resulting in a sensation which isunpleasant. With my improvement these objections are eliminated as thetorsional strain. is absorbed by the slotted hosel and is not impartedto the hands of the player.

The shaft is intended to have the standard taper. While the invention isnot limited to a golf club. having a'metal shaft, it avoids theobjection in the use of metal shafts with metal club heads, namely, lackof torsional resiliency.

I claim:

1. A golf club having a hosel slotted in the general direction of itslength with a shaft fixed to the upper end of the hosel above theslotted portion, said shaft extending below the point of fixture andfree from fixed connection with the slotted part of the hosel andthroughout said extended stantially as described.

. 2. A golf club according to claim 1 in which the lower part of theshaft below the point of fixture with the hosel has contact with thehosel but only such as will allow some circumferential yielding of thehosel relative to the shaft, substantially as described.

3. A golf club according to claim 1 in which the shaft bears at itslower end against the wall of the hosel below the slotted portion with arelatively circumferential yielding fit, substantially as described. 7

LA golf club according to claim 1 in whichthe slotted hosel has itsupper end of sleeve or ferrule form and circumferentially continuous,the fixing means passing through this; ferrule portion andv the shaft,substantially as described.

5. A golf club having a hosel slotted in its body portion in the generaldirection of its length and a shaft affixed to the hosel only at theupper end thereof.

6. A golf club having a slotted hosel torsionally resilient andlongitudinally flexible in different directions lateral to its axis anda shaft mounted in and fixed to said hosel only at its upper end, thesaid shaft and hosel below the point where they are aflixed being freeto have relative movement circumferentially.

7. A golf club having a hosel slotted in the general direction of itslength with a shaft fixed to the upper end of the hosel, said shafthaving a swivel engagement with the hosel at a pointbelow the slottedportion, said slottedportionyielding torsionally relative to portion,sub

the shaft, and deriving support internally from said shaft.

8. A golf club having a partprovided with a shaft receiving socket, saidpart being slotted to provide a torsionally resilient portionintermediate of its length, a shaft fixed to the upper end of thesocketed part above the slotted portion, said shaft extending below thepoint of fixture, and free from fixed connection with the slottedportion of said socketed part throughout said extended portion.

9. A golf club comprising a head, a tubular member connected with thehead and slotted at a pointintermediate of its length, a hollow metalshaft fixed to said tubular member above the slotted part thereof andhaving an extension reaching down along said slotted portion, saidslotted portion and said extension of the shaft being free to haverelative circumferentialv yielding movement, substantially as described-In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

ROBERT J. CASH, J n.

